This quote isn’t necessarily directed at this post on the subject but the aggregation of posts similar: as noted by a few of our very esteemed colleagues and even Geno himself, the departed school can give support for the waiver, not give support or say nothing about the player (neither for or against) and in Shepard case, Nebraska supported her while in the Evina case, Tennessee did NOT give support. Whether they outright said “no” or just was quiet, they were not “upstanding in their character”. From Geno’s diatribe was Clueless Phil complained about an incoming football transfer who was not granted immediate eligibility at the same time so the major hypocrisy by Phil and the UT Administration was abundantly apparent and further reason I (and many of us) continue to loathe the school. The NCAA should have over ruled Tennessee due to the toxic situation but then again, TN is a P5 football school so the Committee may have wanted to appease them.
CtBB, I thought everyone knew. Larry, Shep and Moe.
As am I Oldude. The committee must have been feeling magnanimous. Either that or they were given free bottles of Jim Beam.I’m shocked, shocked to find the NCAA is cutting ND a break on eligibility.......
Lorcan, you are correct about things being different this year. The problem is that this is a historical thing with Notre Dame. They have had, for as long as I can remember (and that is a long memory) a hypocritical "Holier Than Thou" attitude going back to Frank Leahy in football and maybe before. They were above the crowd, refusing to play in bowl games, until they finally recognized how much money they could make. Now they would play in toilet bowl if the price were right.
Well said, MSS> Hope all is well down there for you and that you are not in the path of any flooding. God Bless you guys and keep you safe.
That's why I said maybe
I feel like the "bus trip" comment was referring to away games. The UConn game would have been a home game this year. I think it would make sense to keep that as their big non conference game considering there's only 4. Maybe two out of conferences could be Michigan and Michigan St, or possibly Indiana?Big "I don't know" on that. The ACC announced that its members will have a 24-game ACC schedule and ND announced that it will add another 4 on top of that, but strongly inferring those will be "bus trip" games. Having driven between Long Island and/or northern New Jersey to South Bend, Indiana, way too many times in my life, I don't think UConn-ND qualifies as a "bus trip"
Too bad. I think the game is good for all involved, but I certainly get it.
I imagine those four games might consist of UConn's midwestern Big East rivals Marquette and/or Depaul, whom ND plays every year as well. Could also include B1G matches with Michigan State or Michigan and "Rte. 80" matches with Toledo or Valparaiso. Stay tuned.
ND vs Rutgers would probably be a good game.
